Blogging Debut

Well, this is my blogging debut. I’ve been intrigued by this concept, and have been thinking of ways in which to use blogging with my English students- particularly in my college literature classes.

My seniors are far more computer savvy than me, so I know I need to be more knowledgeable in this area. I figured I better have a grasp on this element (blogging) before I implement it in my classroom, though- or I could come out looking pretty incompetent!

As an English teacher I suppose one could argue that the “classics” don’t change; but how we communicate that information to our students has. I would argue that nothing can replace the need for ink on paper novels (I can’t imagine physically reading a book on a computer!), but certainly how students talk with each other about what they have read can change. It wasn’t long ago that I had students pass a notebook around to each other writing comments on the novels they were reading. Well, it’s time I tap into their knowledge of technology and use it to all of our benefits- discussing literature on-line!